How to optimize critical care resources in surgical patients: intensive care without physical borders

Paolo Pelosi, Lorenzo Ball, Marcus J. Schultz

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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Timely identification of surgery patients at risk of postoperative complications is important to improve the care process, including critical care. This review discusses epidemiology and impact of postoperative complications; prediction scores used to identify surgical patients at risk of complications, and the role of critical care in the postoperative management. It also discusses how critical care may change, with respect to admission to the ICU.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)581-587
JournalCurrent Opinion in Critical Care
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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